OBJECTIVES Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecologic disorder. Although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly used, due to their side effects and lack of response in some individuals, other approaches such as exercise have been considered. This study compared the effect of stretching exercises and mefenamic acid on the reduction of pain and menstruation characteristics in primary dysmen...

THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXERCISES ON PRETERM CHILDBIRTH AND NEONATAL CONSEQUENCES OUTCOMES IN PRIMIPAROUS PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL STUDY

BACKGROUND Sarcopenic obesity is a health condition that combines excess adipose tissue and loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenic obesity predisposes to more functional disabilities than obesity or sarcopenia alone. Progressive resistance exercises are recommended for older people as a potential treatment for sarcopenia and also for obesity. However, there is a lack of evidence indicatin...

administration of endotracheal surfactant is potentially the main treatment for neonates suffering from rds (respiratory distress syndrome), which is followed by mechanical ventilation. late and severe complications may develop as a consequence of using mechanical ventilation. in this study, conventional methods for treatment of rds are compared with surfactant administration, use of mechanical...

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the major causes of dysfunction that reduces patients’ quality of life. The aim of current study was to investigate the effectiveness of muscle strengthening exercises on the clinical outcomes of patients with knee OA. Methods: We conducted a single-blind clinical trial on 96 patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. Patients were random...

BACKGROUND Systematic reviews have shown that exercise therapy and spinal manipulation are both more effective for low back pain (LBP) than no treatment at all. However, the effects are at best modest. To enhance the clinical outcomes, recommendations are to improve the patient selection process, and to identify relevant subgroups to guide clinical decision-making. One of the systems that has p...

Effects of comprehensive nursing intervention combined with respiratory functional exercises on pulmonary function and self-care ability in patients tuberculosis: results a randomized trial

background: this study aimed to provide comprehensive analysis of research output in the field of diabetes and exercise in iran. method: search process of the present study was a part of search strategy of iran diabetes research roadmap (idrr) study. all publications of iranian authors about diabetes and exercise in national (sid, iranmedex, and magiran) and international journals (pubmed, web ...

Hand fractures are the most common in orthopedic surgery. In cases, conservative treatment is sufficient for stable fractures, but surgical required unstable that cannot be maintained after reduction, and with severe soft tissue injuries. management of hand focus should on restoring function fracture healing. Rapid rehabilitation exercises an important factor by reducing swelling at site, preve...